Campaign Finance and Midterms: One for the Record Books
By: Brian Nistler It seems it was not long ago that we had our last election cycle. Pundit ads filling our tv screens. The midterm season is already heating up […]
Politics
Marijuana: Why Conservatives Must Legalize
By: Philip Stevens American conservatives; we are not the most vocal proponents of marijuana. We are proud to be in good company too, as most of the country hasn’t tried […]
McCutcheon and the Ongoing Debate Over First Amendment Rights in Election Law
By: Savanna Shuntich With all the drama of the 2012 election season, it seemed like the election to end all elections and it is hard to believe another round of […]
Obama and the Use of Executive Power
By: Reginald Augustus Move out of the way Congress, I will take it from here! Is this what we can infer from President Barack Obama’s latest State of the Union […]
New Developments in the Fight for Campaign Finance Reform
By: John Spellman On October 8, 2013 the Supreme Court heard oral arguments for the case of McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission; the latest challenge to campaign finance reform. The […]
Let’s Get Nuclear (and I’m not talking about Iran)
By: Brian Bayne Throughout Washington, and the rest of the US for that matter, there seems to be acquiescence to the idea that Congress simply is unable to get anything […]